Tyler Perry

Tyler Perry opens new studio with party

Source: Suni Daez

His movies, Diary of a Mad Black Woman, Daddy's Little Girls, Madea's Family Reunion, Why Did I Get Married?, and The Family That Preys have cemented his success. House of Pain is Perry's first television sitcom. The spin-off, Meet The ...

Published 20 hours ago

Tyler Perry Gets His Own Studio

Source: Stage

Tyler Perry, the actor and writer behind Diary of a Mad Black Woman and Why Did I Get Married?, is the first African-American to launch a major television and film production studio. At a party in his honor last Saturday night, ...

Published Mon, Oct 6

Tyler Perry in Union Dispute with WGA

Source: Reel Talk

Tyler Perry's incredible rise from homeless playwright to immense fame and fortune is one of the great Hollywood success stories. A true self-made mogul, he financed his first film "Diary of a Mad Black Woman" (with Lionsgate's help) ...

Published Sun, Oct 5

Madea Goes to Jail

Source: Carpet.org

At long last, Madea returns to the big screen in “Tyler Perry’s Madea Goes to Jail.” This time America’s favorite irreverent, pistol-packin’ grandmomma is raising hell behind bars and lobbying for her freedom…Hallelujer! ...

Published Sun, Oct 5

Tyler Perry In Union Trouble

Source: Coffeerooms on TV

Tyler Perry (Madea's Family Reunion) stirred up some drama when he fired some writers from his TBS show House of Payne. The 4 writers, Kellie Griffin, Christopher Moore, Teri Brown-Jackson and Lamont Ferrel claim they were given the ...

Published Sat, Oct 4

Tyler Perry Protested: Man Behind Madea Accused Of Unfair Labor ...

Source: Black Voices Blogs

He co-executive produced Tyler Perry's 'Why Did I Get Married?' They had apparently written more than 100 episodes of 'House of Payne' and wanted the union ... TYLER PERRY STUDIO OPENING TO BE PICKETED THIS WEEKEND: Fired ... Eurweb.com Writer’s Guild Files Complaint Against Tyler Perry New Yo...

Published Sat, Oct 4

Top501 HiSo Gossip: Writers to picket outside Perry’s studio

Source: Top501.nu » Blogs & Stories

Tyler Perry made Hollywood look to Atlanta three years ago when his barely noticed, locally shot, $5.5 million movie “Diary of a Mad Black Woman” debuted at No. 1 at the box office with $22 million in ticket receipts. ...

Published Sat, Oct 4

Hollywood Babble On & On #176: Diary of a Mad Writer's Union

Source: The Fantastic Adventures of Furious D

The occasionally cross dressing writer-producer-director Tyler Perry, flush with the mega profits from films like Diary of a Mad Black Woman, Why Did I Get Married, and other films expanded into TV with the sitcom House of Payne and a ...

Published Fri, Oct 3